My House Is Going to be in a Movie !

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

I own a two-family, rental property, in South Boston (Southie). I don't live there, but grew up about 5 houses from it.
Anyway, the exterior of the house will figure prominently (unless it gets cut) in a movie that's going to be released on October 6, 2006. It's "The Departed", starring Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leo DiCaprio, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, Donny Wahlberg.
It's a tan-light brown house with a maroonish-red door and trim about a block up from Carson Beach/L St. Bath House, aka "The Irish Riviera".

Click on the link and then scroll down to The Departed - Trailer.
www.canmag.com/movies.php?moviekey=thedeparted

Make sure you have your volume up. Nicholson has something very funny to say at the end.
Beags

[Bill4728 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Bill4728]

How cool!!

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

I only got to see them from afar as the street was closed off due to the camera crews, trucks, lights and a whole cast of extras.
Apparently, my house has better movie appeal than me !
Looks like an intense movie.
Beags

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

That really is exciting. I will be sure to look for your house when the movie is released.....

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

How exciting - I hope your house got paid for its appearance!

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

What fun! How did they decide on your house??
Connie

[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

What fun! How did they decide on your house??
Connie

They probably needed that ramshackle, run-down, urban blight effect ! Ha!

Seriously, it has some character as it was built in 1900 and is on a nice tree-lined block in an urban area, but a block from a Boston Harbor beach.

I hope that it doesn't end up on the editor's cutting room floor !

When I see the movie, I'll report back re: what scenes it was in, etc. They used just the exterior, not the interiors (that was done back in Hollywood, no doubt).

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[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

This is to cool!!
I hope they dont your house out of the movie.

Here is a link to the trailer
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808745378/trailer

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Mom ~~ I always knew you had "Class" ~~ Your one of the best ~~ Congrats ~~ I'll be watchin in October ~~

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Mom ~~ I always knew you had "Class" ~~ Your one of the best ~~ Congrats ~~ I'll be watchin in October ~~

Conchie,
Right back at you, too ! You bring a lot of class here yourself and I'm not trying to be just reciprocal. Thank you.
This is supposed to be a hard-biting, gritty movie. I grew up in this neighborhood and know the characters well. Some took to crime, some took to law, but the vast majority were good, hard-working blue collar, rank & file folks who tried their best, made a better world for their kids, etc.
This is the "Goodwill Hunting" area of Boston. A unique, Irish, blue-collar, no-nonsense town that sent the highest number (per capita) in the country of young men to Vietnam. That's a statistical fact. It was stupidly portrayed in that awful rendering of it in "Mystic River". Not even close !
Beags

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

...Apparently, my house has better movie appeal than me !
Looks like an intense movie.
Beags

Not a chance! You got it girl....hollywood types just are too scared of it....

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

That is cool.....I just hope they take down all the Red Sock banners and flags before they shoot.

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[Beaglemom3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beaglemom3]

That is cool.....I just hope they take down all the Red Sock banners and flags before they shoot.

Ha! Like that would ever happen ! Oh, BTW, you guys played extremely well against us.
We're a game or a half-game back from first.
B.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Way cool! How exciting for you!